FIELD TRIP INFORMATION SHEET
April 2007 SFMS Rock Swap and Dig
An Event of the SFMS Field Trip Committee
Graves Mountain Rock Swap and Dig
Friday, April 27, 2007 -- 8am until 6pm
Saturday, April 28, 2007 -- 8am until 6pm
Sunday, April 29, 2007 -- 8am until 6pm
MAGS is invited to field collect minerals at Georgia's premiere mineral location! The SFMS Field Trip Committee has been in contact with the caretaker in charge of Graves Mountain, Clarence Norman Jr., in regard to his plans to hold a three day dig and rock swap on the Mountain during April 27, 28, & 29, 2007. He will have the mountain open from 8 am to 6 pm each day. All participants must stop at the welcome table in the Hospitality tent to sign a liability release form and make a small contribution to defray the cost of opening the mountain and providing port-o-lets. There will be several golf cart type, four wheeled vehicles available to transport those participants who have trouble walking long distances. The dig will cease and everyone is expected to be off the mountain by around 6 pm each day. Participants will be allowed to park in a designated area on the mountain.
Rock Swap and Hot Food/Drinks:
Junior will set aside an area in the upper parking lot for tables to be setup for daily rock swaps. Anyone who would like to setup a table(s), please contact Junior at the phone numbers listed below. Hot food cooked on the grill, cold drinks and chips will be available for purchase on the mountain during all three days of these events. Don't forget to bring some extra money to buy the special "Graves Mountain Rock Swap and Dig" T-shirt! THESE DIGS ARE OPEN TO ALL SFMS CLUBS and the GENERAL PUBLIC!
Contact Information: Clarence Norman Jr. - 706.359.3862 (business) or 706.359.2381 (home)
Directions: From Atlanta's I-285, take I-20 east to the exit for
Washington, GA SR 78 (SR 10, SR 17) and turn left. Travel north to Washington, turn right onto SR 378 and drive 11 miles to the Graves Mountain area. The entrance to Graves Mountain is on your right about 8/10 mile past the Lincoln county line sign. The entrance is a paved road that goes through a gate and up a hill. Please park along the access road and then proceed to the "Welcome Tent" at the end of the pavement to obtain a liability release form and to make a donation for the portable bathrooms, etc.
SFMS Field Trip Committee:
Please reply by e-mail to: dmc@gamineral.org
Jim Flora - SFMS Field Trip Committee Chair
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